I had heard so much about the Conquest ER that I really feared the worst when I got my 8x32's, but what I found was perfect ER, even with the eyecups on position one, very close to the ocular, as well as every stop farther out.
The new eyecups are leaving the factory now, allow a short while for processing and you should be getting good news very soon :t:.
Lee
Thank you for the replies gents.
I look forward to reading some appraisals of the new eyecup in due course.:news:
I just got a set of the Conquest HD 8x42's for $560 (used once) on ebay. Heck of a deal, but right off the bat I noticed a problem with the eyecups sticking and not providing enough eye relief for non-glasses--I get that black circle thing going on until I rest the eye-pieces on my forehead... I'd read a few consumer reviews on various optics sites online about this, but thought the complaints must be due to picky reviewers. I will check to see if Zeiss USA has eyecups available, but wondering if anyone has gotten theirs yet.
After a few days I'm getting used to using these COnquests, and they are impressive! I've figured out how to position my eyes in relation to the eyecups, and these have become the binos of preference for me. Still would be interested in hearing more about getting the updated eye cups.
DFB... glad you're enjoying your Conquest HDs. I now have Conquest HD's in 8x32 and 10x42 and they are of consistent quality and character with each other, practically like twin brothers, and I am incredibly impressed with their magnificent quality of view. I think the Conquest HD is the Zeiss sweet spot and quite arguably the top choice in bins under $1600 or so...and you can get them for considerably less money than that.
You can call Zeiss USA customer service and they'll send you out a pair at no charge. You'd have to ask Zeiss about the rest of it.
I must say, even though they are same same poor design as the old ones, when fully extended, they solved any blackout issues I was having with the 8x32's. I imagine, they will help with the 8x42's but won't completely solve the blackouts on those as the eyecups provided less relief than the 8x32's.